Republicans finally see effort to repeal Obamacare as a lost cause

Still, there’s something about the aftermath of the shutdown you may not have noticed.

But Brian Beutler has NOTICED:

[A]mong elected Republicans, and particularly GOP leaders, “repeal” has become a purely rhetorical posture. Since the end of the government shutdown fight, House Republicans have taken zero repeal, defund, or delay votes. The one bill it has passed — the Keep Your Health Plan Act — wasn’t intended to be constructive. It was a poison pill. But it was also a strategic blunder, and ...

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Remember the government shutdown in October?

We all know what a political disaster that was, right?

Still, there’s something about the aftermath of the shutdown you may not have noticed.

But Brian Beutler has NOTICED:

[A]mong elected Republicans, and particularly GOP leaders, “repeal” has become a purely rhetorical posture. Since the end of the government shutdown fight, House Republicans have taken zero repeal, defund, or delay votes. The one bill it has passed — the Keep Your Health Plan Act — wasn’t intended to be constructive. It was a poison pill. But it was also a strategic blunder, and ...